xviii, 238 pages : 25 cm

With this collection of ancient Greek letters--written on papyrus and discovered in Egypt--John L. White provides a "comparative body of texts for studying the style of early Christian letters in the New Testament and the early church fathers." He seeks, as well, to contribute to an understanding of socio-political and economic factors within Greco-Roman Egypt and to illuminate broad environmental factors that help in understanding both Judaism and Christianity in the Greco-Roman period

English and Greek

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-224)

Includes indexes

Illustrations -- Foreword to the Series -- Acknowledgments -- Sources and Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Texts & Translations -- 2. Greek Letter Writing -- Bibliography -- Administrative Officials and Offices in Graeco-Roman Egypt -- Index of Sources -- Index of Personal Names -- Index on Places -- General Subject Index -- Index of Letter Writing

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